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Feature Name (see definition): Wales Head Feature Class (see definition): Cliff Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica) Feature ID (see definition): 16204 Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 54° 00' 00" S Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 037° 34' 00" W Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -54 Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -37.5666667 Elevation (see definition): No data Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1963 Description (see definition): Headland 2.5 mi E of Craigie Point on the N coast of South Georgia. Surveyed by the South Georgia Survey (SGS) in the period 1951-57, and named by the UK Antarctic Place-names Committee (UK-APC) for William Wales (1734-1798), English astronomer sent by the Board of Longitude to make astronomical observations during Cook's second voyage, 1772-75, sailing in the Resolution. Date Created (see definition): No data Date Edited (see definition): No data NOTE: The information regarding Wales Head in Antarctica on this page is published from the data supplied by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a member of the Intelligence community of the Antarctica, and a Department of Defense (DoD) Combat Support Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wales Head information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wales Head should be addressed to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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